{"id":24811,"date":"2019-09-25T13:49:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T03:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=24811"},"modified":"2019-09-25T13:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T03:49:58","slug":"the-government-just-admitted-it-will-use-smart-home-devices-for-spying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=24811","title":{"rendered":"The government just admitted it will use smart home devices for spying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Many consumers are wholly unaware that the smart devices making their home more custom and responsive are making data that can be hacked or collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want evidence that US intelligence agencies aren\u2019t losing surveillance abilities because of the rising use of encryption by tech companies, look no further than the testimony on Tuesday by the director of national intelligence, James Clapper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Guardian reported, Clapper made clear that the internet of things \u2013 the many devices like thermostats, cameras and other appliances that are increasingly connected to the internet \u2013 are providing ample opportunity for intelligence agencies to spy on targets, and possibly the masses. And it\u2019s a danger that many consumers who buy these products may be wholly unaware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the future, intelligence services might use the [internet of things] for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or user credentials,\u201d Clapper as part of his annual \u201cassessment of threats\u201d against the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clapper is actually saying something very similar to a major study done at Harvard\u2019s Berkman Center released last week. It concluded that the FBI\u2019s recent claim that they are \u201cgoing dark\u201d \u2013 losing the ability to spy on suspects because of encryption \u2013 is largely overblown, mainly because federal agencies have so many more avenues for spying. This echoes comments by many surveillance experts, who have made clear that, rather than \u201cgoing dark\u201d, we are actually in the \u201cgolden age of surveillance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Privacy advocates have known about the potential for government to exploit the internet of things for years. Law enforcement agencies have taken notice too, increasingly serving court orders on companies for data they keep that citizens might not even know they are transmitting. Police have already been asking Google-owned company Dropcam for footage from cameras inside people\u2019s homes meant to keep an eye on their kids. Fitbit data used in court against defendants multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2016\/feb\/09\/internet-of-things-smart-devices-spying-surveillance-us-government<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many consumers are wholly unaware that the smart devices making their home more custom and responsive are making data that can be hacked or collected. If you want evidence that US intelligence agencies aren\u2019t losing surveillance abilities because of the rising use of encryption by tech companies, look no further than the testimony on Tuesday … <\/p>\n

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